Bauchi prison break
| Bauchi prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Bauchi State, northern Nigeria |
| Date | 7 September 2010 |
| Target | Bauchi prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
No. of participants | 50 |
| Defenders | 721 prisoners escaped |
The Bauchi Prison break was an attack on the federal prison in the North-Eastern Nigerian city of Bauchi, in which members of Boko Haram released 721 prisoners. The attack occurred on 7 September 2010, and was carried out by approximately 50 gunmen. Of the 721 prisoners who escaped, as many as 150 were affiliated with the terrorist group Boko Haram. The Bauchi prison break was part of a broader escalation of Boko Haram activity, that escalation served as retaliation for the death of one of the group's primary leaders. Following this, Boko Haram has staged multiple subsequent attacks on government and religious targets in Bauchi state.